Dirhami

59.20833323.529167Koordinaten: 59 ° 12 ' N, 23 ° 32' O

Dirhami (Swedish Derhamn ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Noarootsi ( Noarootsi vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Location

The place has fourteen inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). The place with its small Baltic Sea port situated on the north western tip of the rural community. Northeast of the village, the headland Põõsaspea extends neem.

History

The place was first mentioned in documents in 1540 under the name Rozlep. At first he was inhabited by Estonians, later the majority of the population was Swedish-speaking. The name is now officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of ​​Estonia Sweden until 1944.

Until 1977 the town belonged administratively to the southern village Rooslepa. The present name is derived from the port from: ended means "large", hamn " port ".

Port

In the 1970s, a large Fischereikolchose was founded in Dirhami. The port now serves as fishing, commercial and marina. It is usually free of ice even in winter. From the harbor the island regularly Osmussaare is underway.

In Dirhami is a meteorological and hydrological monitoring station.